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Chiu said that in seeking ‘unification with Taiwan,’ China aimed to exclude US influence from the Asia-Pacific and ultimately replace the United States as the global leader ‘in order to restore national glory and realise the so-called ‘China Dream.’’ — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Taiwan warns of China’s war plans, urges US to counter ‘domino effect’ across region

People attend a funeral held for those killed by an Israeli attack in Doha at the Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha September 11, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a video feed. — Qatar TV/Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Trump to meet Qatari PM after Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Doha

The Philippines protested on September 11, 2025 against a Chinese scheme to create a ‘nature reserve’ on the disputed Scarborough Shoal, the site of repeated clashes in the South China Sea. — AFP pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Rubio: US backs Philippines, slams China’s ‘destabilising plans’ at Scarborough Reef

Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour speaks during a General Assembly meeting to vote on a two-state solution to the Palestinian question at United Nations headquarters in New York September 12, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Israel says ‘disgraceful’ UN declaration encourages Hamas

An ICE agent watches demonstrators confront other US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during a protest outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, September 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

ICE officer kills man in Chicago suburb during arrest attempt

A police mugshot shows Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the fatal shooting of US conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, in this photo released by the Utah Department of Public Safety on September 12, 2025. — Utah Department of Public Safety/Handout via Reuters
World / 13 Sep 2025

Who Is Tyler Robinson? Utah’s ‘average kid’ now accused of killing conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk

Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sushila Karki (centre) is congratulated by her supporters after the swearing-in-ceremony at the President House in Kathmandu September 12, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Former chief justice Sushila Karki sworn in as Nepal’s first female PM after violent anti-corruption unrest

A TV monitor displays a picture of Tyler Robinson, the suspected of killing Charlie Kirk, in Orem, Utah, on September 12, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

Family tip leads to arrest of US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer

Jordyn Hackner, president of Turning Point USA’s University of Houston chapter,and Lizbeth Aguilar stand behind a poster of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as people mourn following his fatal shooting, at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, September 11, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 13 Sep 2025

‘Vicious spiral’ ahead? Experts sound alarm after Charlie Kirk killing deepens US political violence

Graffiti is seen on the wall of the Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, after it was set ablaze by protesters, in Kathmandu on September 11, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 12 Sep 2025

Rage against inequality: Why Nepal’s symbols of power were burnt, and its young keep leaving for jobs in Malaysia

Palestinians transport their belongings as they evacuate Gaza City towards southern areas of the coastal Gaza Strip, on September 11, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 12 Sep 2025

Life in Gaza’s ‘safe zone’: No tent, no water, and strikes that follow wherever they go

People celebrate the Brazil’s Supreme Court decision on former President Jair Bolsonaro’s trial at Santa Teresa neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 11, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 12 Sep 2025

In divided Brasilia, some celebrate Bolsonaro conviction, others fume

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese listens to Aftab Malik Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia speak during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, September 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Sep 2025

Deep-rooted Islamophobia: Report slams Australia’s failure to tackle rising anti-Muslim hate

Displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip, September 12, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Sep 2025

UN General Assembly to vote on Palestinian statehood plan that sidelines Hamas

A health worker (centre) wearing personal protective gear gestures to residents on a street during the second stage of a Covid-19 lockdown in Jing’an district in Shanghai in this file picture dated April 1, 2022. — AFP pic
World / 12 Sep 2025

China enacts new law to fast-track health crisis response after Covid failures

This grab from footage released by Qatar TV shows Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attending the funeral of people killed in an Israeli strike on figures of the Palestinian Hamas movement two days earlier, at Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha on September 11, 2025. — Qatar TV handout pic via AFP
World / 12 Sep 2025

UAE hauls in Israeli envoy over deadly Qatar strike, threatens fragile ties